Liên Hợp Quốc

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Liên Hiệp Quốc
LHQ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 聯合國, composed of 聯合 (“union”) and 國 (“country”), from Chinese 聯合國／联合国 (Liánhéguó). Compare Japanese 連合国 (Rengōkoku, “Allies”) and Korean 연합국 (Yeonhapguk, “Allies”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [liən˧˧ həːp̚˧˨ʔ kuək̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [liəŋ˧˧ həːp̚˨˩ʔ kuək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [liəŋ˧˧ həːp̚˨˩˨ wək̚˦˥]

Proper noun

Liên Hợp Quốc

the United Nations

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